“Abahaman Bangla Bangali” mural is the artistic form of a thousand years of history and tradition of Bengal. These series panels of the mural paintings are painted by local made color on hard board. A group of Artists has depicted this large mural painting based on the country’s Liberation War. It is exhibited it in the showcasing of Kolkata of India and in that of Chittagong, Bangladesh back in 1972. The panels are chronologically started as a subject of the beautiful Bangal and ended with the Independent of Bangladesh. It has depicted after the Liberation War 1971 in Bangladesh based on resent victory of the country. 8 x 4 sized thirteen panels painted by local made oil paints the thirteen panel’s mural decrives the human pursuit, sacrifice, struggle, story of glory achievements. Eleven panels of the mural are preserved and four of them exhibited in the Contemporary Fine Art gallery of CU Museum. This large mural perchased from Chittagong University prograsive cultural organization “ Ati Sampratik Amra” in 1976.
The name of the each panel is : 1. Rupashi Bangla 2. Path Vola Pujari 3. Proggar Moshal Hate 4. Nir Sandani Musafir 5. Adarer Tun 6. Raj Sakti Raj Rosh 7. Mittur Tarjani 8. Lolup Chobal 9. Pratiroder Shar 10. Nagineer Nissash 11. Jiboner Shor Gram 12. Ekatturer Voyonkor 13. Bijoy
Joinly Depicted by the Artists are : Sabi-ul-Alam, Tajul Islam, Enayet Hussain, Rafiqul Islam, Abul Mansur, Chandra Shekhar Dey and Mohammed Shawkat Haydar.

History of the Object

The 1971 war of liberation is undoubtedly the most momentous even in the long history of the Bengalee nation. The war not only led to the creation of a new nation; it also helped forge a national identity, removing the barriers that hindered its cultural expressions. The victory against a colonial force meant rejuvenation and the renewal of the spirit of creativity, which lies at the root of all literary and cultural productions. It is not surprising therefore, that the war of liberation has such a prominent place in our art and literature. The post – 1971 art scene is one of great zest and creative upsurge – the impetus being provided by the war of liberation. A group of Artist from the Chittagong also inspired and created this large mural painting styled “Abahaman Bangla Bangali” in 1972.